The 20-year-old proved a revelation in his first season at Old Trafford following his £36 million move from Monaco but has found life tougher since Jose Mourinho succeeded Louis van Gaal back in June.

Indeed, Martial has scored only two goals in 12 appearances at club level and was overlooked by Didier Deschamps who selected Olivier Giroud in France’s most recent squad, despite the Arsenal man only recently having returned from a lengthy injury.

With Zlatan Ibrahimovic suspended and Wayne Rooney injured, Martial would no doubt be hopeful of featuring against Arsene Wenger’s men from the start on Saturday and was seemingly keen to remind Mourinho he is not about let his recent struggles affect him.